Wire-reel.



M. A. WUEBBENHERST.

WIRE REEL.

' APPLICATION FILED SEPT 20, 1911. 1,068,291 i Patented July 22,1913.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1" M. A. WUEBBENHERST.

WIRE REEL.

APPLIGATIVON FILED SEPT. 29, 1911. 1 ()68,291. Patented July 22, 19132.

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v if M5 3 q w/limmozo v Qfto'pneu MARTIN sfwnneenn' wens'r, or BERRY CREEK, ALBERTA, CANADA."

Specification of Letters Patent.

L, Patented a? is Application filed Septern er 2%, 1811. Serial 1%. 650,356.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L'MARTiN A. Wnneenn- HnRsT, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Berry Creek, in the Province of Alberta and Dominion of fianada, have invented new and useful Improvements in W'ire-Ree'ls, of which the following is a specification. i a

This invention relates to reels and more particularly to reels adapted for Winding andunwinding rolls of Wire,

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character wherein a roll may be conveniently placed upon the reel and unwound therefrom, or a strand of wire may be Wound upon the reel and tied in the form of a roll and readily removed from the reel.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a loosely journaled rim and means for holding the. rim. stationary with its shaft so that slack in the Wire being Wound or unwound may be removed from the Wire.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying draiv'rngsfwhich form a part of this application, and in Which Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal-sec tion through the device. Fig. t is a partial '7 is a detail sectional vi shaft 3 a bayonet slot 6 is formed sectional view with the reel spokes in collapsed condition. Fig. is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. (i is a perspective view showing the inetnod of connecting the removable handle to the shaft. in showing the method of connectingthe separate handles.

Referring more particularly t ings, 1 and 2 represent the sap of the device, the former of Wh nee-ted rigidly or forms a part 3 which extends at rightangles to dles and has its opposite end hell 5 of the handle? Adjacent the end so as to receive a transverse headed send formed on the end 5 of the handle 2. The outer ends of-the handles 1 and 2 are con;

nected togetheiib v abrid 'e piece 8 which is permanently secured to the handle 1 and is provided with apertures 9 in its opposite end to receive the vertical pins 10 carried by the handle 2. The bridge piece is locked u on the pin by means of thumb lamps 11 W ich are pivoted upon-the bolt 12 passing through the handle.

Loosely journaled upon the shaft 3 is e3 0 hub 13 having'a clutch faoe'll and its opposite end provided with a recess 15 which adapted to receive the inwardly turned flange 16 or" a split. collar 17 secured to the shaft so as to permit free rotation of the hub and at the same time prevent endwise. movement of the hub upon the shaft. Projecting radially trom the hub are a plurality of spokes 18 which have bearing loops 192 formed in their outer portions at spaced intervals to receive and permit radial movement of the movable roll supporting arms or .rods 20. These arms or rods ,have formed upon their outer ends suitable; crescentshaped arms 21 upon which the Wire is adapted to be wound. The inner ends or the arms have pivoted. thereto, as shown at 22, one end of toggle lever 23 whose opposite end is pivoted, as shown at to the hub. The intermediate portion oi h toggle lever-has pivotally connected to it, as shown at alink 26 Whose opposite end is pivotally connected to a sliding collar 27 held in adjusted position upon the shaft by v means of an adjusting collar 28 held in adjusted position upon the shaft means of a screw or pin 29 adapted to enter the holes 30 formed in the shaft. Slidablv mounted upon the opposite side of the shaft. at the member 1, is a clutch member 31 a clutch face to engage the clutc the hub and being normally into engagement with the hub which surrounds the operatir and b aged between ear. formed r ectivel upon the men upon the shait 3.

The ope ating rod. after the is pivotally connit of a bell crank lever 36 pivots. the axle and being connected operated bell crank 38 by a :c l crank 38 is beveled so as to be enga;

b the operators hand in manipn device and is normally held down the handle so as to contract the clntc ber 31 and prevent its engagement .Wl clutch face 14. When it is desired to key a Wheel to the axle 3 the hand is released from the bell crank and the spring 32 car ries the clutch into engagement on the clutch face upon the hubpthe clutch member 31 he ing prevented from rotation on the shaft by a staple a which is passed through a shaft and has its yoke or connecting port-ion raised above the shaft and operating in a groove 41 formed in the clutch member.

in the operation of winding. the Wire upon the reel so as to form a roll thereof the wire is secured in any suitable manner to one of the arms 21 and the reel propelled along the ground so as to Wind the ire in circular form, the clutch member being disengaged from the clutch face 14- If it-is desired to take up slack the clutch member is permitted to engage the elutchface 14F and the operator simply banks, pulling upon the reel handle. After the roll has been \vound thereon it is tied at suitable intervals to hold it in shape and the pin 29 is removed from the inner hole .and moved outwardly upon the shaft, so as to permit the collapsing of the rods 20 and arms 21 by pulling the collar 27 outwardly to the collar 28. The handle 2 is then disengaged by first disconnecting the clamps l1 and dropping the handle so as to disconnect the pins 10 from the apertures 9 and the stud 7 from the transverse portion of the bayonet slot. The end 5 is then slipped out of the end t in the. shaft and the roll of Wire can be readily removed. The reverse '0 his operation is carried out when itis d. ed to place a rail upon the arms 21;

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new is A ,Wire reel comprising a pair of handles, a shaft mounted upon the forward ends of said handles, a. hub fixed to the shaft between the handles, a -series,- of spokes connected with the hub and; provided With spaced eyes, rods slidable through said and having curved outer ends, a sleeve adj ustable on the shaft, means for adjusting the sleeve on the shaft, toggle links pivoted to said sleeves and to the innerends of said rods, and links pivotally connecting the hub and said toggle links.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MARTIN A. Yi- UEBBENHERST. lVitnesses:

p E. CI-IERRINGTON, STELLA MALEY.

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